Connection Cafe

MAY 9, 2013

Fortunately for those new to peer-to-peer performance analytics, a readily available body of work has been developed on this topic. Efforts that improve these metrics often lead to growth in revenue and vitality of an event or event series. How Do I Use Metrics with My Event? Key Numbers in Peer-to-Peer Fundraising.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 13, 2013

Focus on Event Fundraising Analytics , we looked at how peer-to-peer event metrics let us know if our event planning and execution efforts are paying off in fundraising results. Metrics and benchmarks can be our guides to whether your efforts at creating a great experience for participants are paying off. Profit/loss.

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NetWits

JULY 10, 2012

Based on our research we know that Facebook and Twitter are the top sites used by nonprofits and the social networks with the largest user base. You’ll even get real-time click stats! 4) Measure and Analyze - Google Analytics. Google Analytics is free. You’ll have real web metrics to back up your work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Typically, this information about your brand or nonprofit. Facebook Rolls Out New Metric: People Talking About. Last night Facebook announced some changes to Insights , the analytics program that we use for tracking Facebook pages, that includes a new metric, “People Talking About.”

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Whether its for a board meeting or a conference, nonprofit professionals often spend hours of time trying to figure out ways to present their data in an easily understandable way. However, Analytics Dashboards on EveryAction are fully customizable. or relying on (pretty ugly) charts with data estimates made in Excel or Powerpoint.

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Everyaction

JANUARY 16, 2018

A new year means new resolutions, and for nonprofits that often falls into the category of better fundraising practices. If you’re a nonprofit professional you know what it’s like to drown in excel spreadsheets tracking your supporters, donations, major gifts prospects, and almost anything else. But it doesn’t have to be.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 16, 2009

You need to pick the right hard data points (fancy way of saying metrics) that will help you harvest insights to improve your social media strategy. For blogging, you have to use a couple of different tools to get the different metrics you need. The tools include Google Analytics, PostRank, Feedburner, and others.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 22, 2013

Note: This is the second in a series of posts about the Nonprofit Web Design Process. Most nonprofits already have Google Analytics installed on their website to track online traffic. For some good how-to posts, check out my co-blogger Alissa Ruehl , perhaps starting with her Intro to Google Analytics. Methodology.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Event metrics can be great guides as we plan. In earlier posts, npENGAGE has discussed how to focus on our event fundraising analytics and how to use these metrics for success. Below are some ways to use your event metrics to identify and engage specific participant types during your fundraising event. Warm Bodies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

Laura Quinn at Idealware has been offering Webinars and I will be joining her " Introduction to Website Analytics " on Thursday, September 27th 1:00 - 2:30 EST. You can register here. Through demos of free tools such as AWStats and Google Analytics, we'll look at what these tools can tell you about your site. NEW SEMINAR!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2010

This post harvests some of the insights shared about social media measurement and nonprofits. We also just started reporting on the metrics we already had available (web analytics, FB insights, email campaign stats) and are now moving towards more of a “digital content services&# model with metrics related to specific campaigns, etc.&#.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 2, 2015

A few months ago, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. Many times, nonprofits, especially smaller ones, do not have the resources to hire outside consultants to measure the impact of their programs. Set Program Goals & Metrics. Report Out.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

That might be why a giving officer’s average span to stay at a nonprofit organization is less than three years. These stats were compiled by the team at Blackbaud, long-time stand-out providers of nonprofit technology. They’ve been applying science to major gifts fundraising to help nonprofits raise funds more effectively.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2007

I have been knee deep researching and thinking about Web Analytics in general and Google Analytics in particular for a third screencast in a series I'm doing for NTEN. The research has been going slowly -- partly because web analytics is a very complex and geeky topic. Analytics This! Zen and the Art of Web Analytics.

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Care2

APRIL 18, 2011

One of the big questions I often get asked by nonprofit campaigners is “how do I know if our blog and social media are succeeding and resonating with people?&# The very first thing that nonprofits should do is setup a tracking system to measure their blogs and social media. Postrank Analytics. Great question.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 29, 2023

Online fundraising is increasingly essential for nonprofits, but these types of initiatives come with unique challenges. To effectively ramp up fundraising, your nonprofit needs the right online fundraising platform for your needs. What are online fundraising platforms? Give donors an easy way to show their support.

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NTEN

JULY 14, 2011

Nonprofits often deal with an overwhelming amount of data. Developing apps and websites that take advantage of the power of the Facebook platform is of paramount importance for nonprofits. One of my favorites is run by a nonprofit called MapLight. Getting funds to your nonprofit is a process dependent on APIs. Donor Data.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yesterday was the 3rd annual Women Who Tech Telesummit , bringing together over 600 women (and men) from for-profit and nonprofit organizations and technology start, connecting developers and techies with those new to the field, igniting conversations and long-term collaborations. Google Analytics – [link]. Facebook Insights.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 27, 2009

I’m here at NTEN’s 09NTC and am going to live blog Beth Kanter’s session on mapping your social media strategy to metrics. The right metrics. Analytics tools. Sarah Granger: advise nonprofits on using social media for advocating and communicating. pick the right metrics. Can’t wait!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2009

It’s been an exciting endeavor and given us a lot of insight into using social media for nonprofits and fundraising! This information is invaluable to your nonprofit – Giving you the ability become more effective with your online efforts. This is only a glimpse into what you can do with analytics. Off we go. by Avinash Kaushik.

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Care2

JUNE 18, 2011

As savvy marketers and nonprofit campaigners know, numbers can be sliced and diced. As you read that stat, you’re probably saying to yourself "wow, that’s impressive. Analytics are limited. of nonprofits were able to raise over $10K on Facebook in 2010, according to Frank Barry of Blackbaud.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 20, 2015

If this is the first year you’re doing some P2P archaeology, start by pulling the following stats: Event level data: Online and offline fundraising totals (separate from sponsorship or other dollars). Fundraising performance metrics. What can you learn from other nonprofits’ performance? Participation / registration growth.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING FOR NONPROFITS. 5 Nonprofits Winning At Social Media. Case studies of nonprofits winning at social media is an opportunity to see the strategies in action. Here we take a look at how some of the top nonprofits are leveraging social platforms to get results (and how you can do the same). Neverthirst.

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Classy

JUNE 24, 2021

Metrics matter because they give your nonprofit insights on decision-making and provide evidence for what kind of content to share. However, this amount of data can be overwhelming, so nonprofits have to prioritize which metrics to actually measure. The Nonprofit’s Social Media Content Planner.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2007

I'm doing a session at Boston podcamp called the Social Media Metrics/ROI Game. I'm slightly out of my comfort zone here because I've only been following this topic closely for a short time, although I have co-authored a guide for nonprofits on technology evaluation and ROI. UPDATE: The presentation slides and wikispace is here.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2017

Recently, Brock Warner (Senior Manager, Fundraising at War Child) and I hosted a webinar regarding end of year fundraising for nonprofits —the things we need to stop doing and things we should be doing instead. For more interesting industry metrics, check out these 50 fascinating philanthropy stats —Danielle . Danielle .

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

Nonprofit development departments come in all shapes and sizes. It’s easy to get bogged down by stats so make it relatable by designating an individual as the focal point and adding a personal, heartfelt narrative. 5) Fundraising Metrics. The most straightforward performance metric is the dollar amount raised.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

In the world of nonprofit fundraising, stories are more than just words on a page or images on a screen; they are the beating heart of your mission. StoryBrand Framework There are two major ways you can think about crafting stories, and you can test this through donor research and data analytics to see which is more successful for you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2007

If anything, that's the most important thing about social media metrics or for any metrics. Metrics in context connected to action - whether to improve a program already underway or evaluate impact. It's what Avinash Kaushik defines as " Web Analytics 2.0 Step 2: Identify the single most important metric.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2009

You need to pick the right hard data points, or metrics, that will help you harvest insights and improve your blog. Next, you need to know the right metrics to use, and employ the proper tools to collect the data. Most important, you need a strategy—either for yourself or for a team—to gather insights from your metrics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2006

Last week, there was a useful exchange on the NTEN Affinity group for Nonprofit Bloggers around the question "What metrics do you use to measure success for your blog?" the listserv question was focused on blog metrics and primarily as traffic and driving traffic! Are blog metrics all about traffic?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 16, 2007

I've been trying to collect screen captures and stories about nonprofit web analytics for a screencast on Google Analytics for NTEN. Too many people are still wanting to "manage" the visitors experience, and I think these two metrics speak to the ways that the Web is. But the stats. are very different.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2016

If you’re involved in the nonprofit world, then you’re well aware of the current pressures for organizations to become more transparent. Regardless of the size or scope of an organization’s mission, nonprofits are expected to demonstrate responsible stewardship to constituents through tangible data. Cost Allocation Management.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

Today, I am moderating a panel at SXSW about Social Media Nonprofit ROI in the format of a poetry slam. But from my stats surcease of sorrow, I realized - some things you can’t keep score. Deep into the analytics peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing. SXSW Poetry Slam Slides View more presentations from kanter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 4, 2008

Measuring the success of social media efforts can't be done with a single metric. I think there will be different metrics for different strategies, organizations, and tools. Kaushik suggested these metrics for benchmarking blogs: Raw Author Contribution (posts & words in post). Audience Growth (content consumption ???

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NTEN

DECEMBER 1, 2011

As nonprofits have flocked to the e-newsletter as an inexpensive and timely way to communicate with stakeholders, the number of newsletter tips has also proliferated. We very quickly saw a jump in the website metrics we track. By Holly Ross, Executive Director & Brett Meyer, Communications Director, NTEN. Looking to the Future.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

And if the collection of resources and highlights below are any indication, a lot has happened in the nonprofit industry over the past 365 days. Here’s Your 2013 Nonprofit Roundup: THIS – thanks to Marc Koenig of Nonprofit Hub: Nonprofits, 2014 is the Year of the Blog. So what’s a nonprofit to do?

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